On the Chicago Blackhawks …
Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago: Yesterday was the third consecutive day that Corey Crawford was skating. He’s faced some shots, but there is no timetable yet on when he will return.
“We’ll see how he’s doing when we get together, see how he’s feeling, how he’s handling it,” Quenneville said. “We still have a busy weekend here and then Tuesday. We’ll get a feel for it but we want to make sure he’s more than ready.”
Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith didn’t practice yesterday but are expected to play today.
On the Tampa Bay Lightning …
Bryan Burns: Coach Jon Cooper said that Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov were probably out tonight.
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Pat Hickey: Forward Andrew Shaw missed last night’s game with a concussion.
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
Chris Johnston: Defenseman Martin Marincin will be out for four to six weeks.
On the Dallas Stars …
Mark Stepneski: The Stars activated defenseman Julius Honka from the IR and assigned him to the AHL.